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“ausgewogen” and “ausgewogene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,310
“ausgewogen” frequency rank
#27,635
“ausgewogene” frequency rank
53945
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgewogen ausgewogene
Definition gut gewichtet, abgestimmt; genau gewogen, gewägt; im Gleichgewicht befindlich; harmonisch Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewogen

Where the eye mixes ausgewogen and ausgewogene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgewogen runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCVC) against ausgewogene's 11 (VVCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
ausgewogen
11 ch
ausgewogene

Look-alike desk: ausgewogen vs ausgewogene

A purely visual mix-up. ausgewogen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡn̩]) and ausgewogene ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡənə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ausgewogen” sits inside “ausgewogene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgewogen is recorded at frequency rank #26,310, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡn̩]. ausgewogene is at rank #27,635, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡənə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 53945, this pair ranks #1,038,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgewogen vs ausgewogene

Shared letters: aegnosuw. Private to "ausgewogen": -. Private to "ausgewogene": -.

"ausgewogen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC  ·  "ausgewogene" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgewogen ← asugewogen · augsewogen · ausegwogen · ausgeowgen · ausgewgoen · ausgewoegn · ausgewogenn · ausgewoggen
  • ausgewogene ← asugewogene · augsewogene · ausegwogene · ausgeowgene · ausgewgoene · ausgewoegne · ausgewogeen · ausgewogenne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgewogen" and "ausgewogene" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgewogen" or "ausgewogene"?
"ausgewogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,310 in our German list, against #27,635 for "ausgewogene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgewogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgewogene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,038,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgewogen" and "ausgewogene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgewogene vs ausgewogenen". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,038,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list